Enemas and how often can you use??

It seems that if i don't use Rowasa/Cortenemas just about every night that i might see a trace of blood.Does anyone here use any enemas just about every night??? and how long have you used them every night???

I used rowasa nightly for over 2 years, they are 5ASA/mesalamine (like lialda/asacol) and perfectly fine for indefinite maintenance use. Some, not all, can reduce frequency and discontinue after time. Really depends on how bad your inflammation is.

Steroid enemas, like Cortenema, are good for about 2 month use. They're not meant for longterm usage as they can thin the bowel wall and cause side effects like prednisone can. After the 2 month period, they can be used infrequently on an as needed basis (for blips in symptoms).

How long on nightly?

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Taper the steroid off and replace with mesalamine noghtly and see how you do. Only if all is good, consider tapering. Don't do nights off in a row whenever.

Definitely let us know how it goes.

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